Toy gun



G. P. LEE

TOY GUN Nov. 2, 1948,

Filed March 17, 1944 Z? lee INVENTOR.

Geozye HTTORNE Y8 Patented Nov. 2,1943

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY GUN George P. Lee, Stroudsburg, Pa.

Application March 17, 1944, Serial No. 526,940

1 Claim.

This invention relates to toy guns, and more particularly to toy guns adapted to project various types of projectiles such as toy parachutes, arrows or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a toy gun of this character embodying a multibarrel structure including a pivoted barrel adapted to be moved to various angular positions with respect to the main gun barrel, to the end that projecties may be discharged from the barrels at various angles, with a single operation of the trigger, thereby providing a toy which is exceptionally amusing and fascinating.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a gun, constructed in accordance with the invention, the pivoted gun barrel being shown at an oblique angle with respect to the main gun barrel.

Figure 2 is a plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the main section of the toy gun embodies a barrel 5 and a handle 6 formed at one end thereof. 5 is formed with a bore I in which the springpressed plunger 8 moves, the spring-pressed plunger 8 being engaged by the coiled spring 9 which is mounted within the bore between the inner end of the bore and plunger. A fiexible connecting member II] connects with the plunger 8 and is secured to the trigger I I that is pivotally connected to the barrel 5, as clearly shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, the connection between the flexible connecting member 10 and trigger, being made at a point below the pivot point of the trigger I I.

A coiled spring indicated by the reference character I2 has one end thereof anchored to the underside of the barrel 5, at I3, the opposite end thereof being connected to the trigger I I near the lower end thereof. The spring I2 is of the contractile type, so that when the lower end of the trigger is moved rearwardly, the spring is tension-ed to return the trigger to its normal position when released.

The barrel Pivotally mounted on the outer end of the barrel 5, is the barrel I4 which is connected with the barrel 5 in such a way that friction will be set up between the barrel Ill and barrel 5 to hold the barrel M in various positions of adjustment with respect to the barrel 5.

The bore of the barrel I4 is indicated by the reference character l5 and accommodates the plunger I6, there being a coiled spring I'I disposed between the plunger I6 and rear end of the bore it, so that when the plunger I6 is moved rearwardly, or to the position as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, the spring I? is compressed to extend the plunger I6 towards the open end of the barrel to project the article positioned therein.

Connected with the plunger I E is a flexible member I8 that moves under the eye bolt I9 and has its looped end fitted in a notch of the trigger I I. Thus it will be seen that when projectiles are positioned in the barrels, and the plungers are in their positions as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, it is only necessary to pull the lower end of the trigger II rearwardly towards the handle 6, whereupon the plunger I6 will be released to the action of the coiled spring H, the article held within the barrel being projected. Upon releasing the trigger II, the coiled spring 9 which has been tensicned by the rearward movement of the trigger, will cause the plunger 8 to be extended towards the open end of the barrel 5, projecting the article. Thus it will be seen that various types of projectiles, such as a toy parachute and toy arrow, may be projected with one operation of the trigger, the projectiles passing from the gun in different directions, and providing an exceptionally amusing and attractive toy.

What is claimed is:

A toy gun comprising a main gun barrel, a gun barrel pivotally connected to the main gun barrel and adapted to be adjusted to various angular positions with respect to the main gun barrel, plungers operating in the barrels, springs within the barrels adapted to normally urge the plungers outwardly, a trigger pivotally mounted on the main gun barrel, a flexible member connected with the plunger operating within the pivoted gun barrel, and being releasably connected to said trigger at a point above the pivot point of the trigger, a flexible member connected with the plunger of the main barrel and being connected with the trigger at a point below the pivot point of the trigger, a control spring connected with the main gun barrel and being connected with the trigger at a point below the pivot point of the trigger, and adapted. to normally urge the upper end of the trigger rearwardly against the action of the spring in the pivoted barrel, and said trigger adapted to release the spring in the pivoted barrel and. simultaneously tension the control spring and spring in the main gun barrel, when the trigger is moved rearwardly, and the spring in the main gun barrel adapted to eject an article from the main gun barrel when the trigger is released.

GEORGE P, LEE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 723,227 Anthony Mar. 24, 1903 1,029,469 Schrodel June 11, 1912 

